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any suggestions?

Speed/Agility first and foremost. If hes gonna be used in recieving situations only. I would worry about strength/carrying later on. But its hard to get an OC to use a back in 1 situation only. As far as if it were my own guy. I would build a normal Speed/Elusive back buck concentrate on training on intense Carrying/Catching with some jumping. If you have a low level back and haven't rounded out the build at all. I would do this below

Speed to 48
Agility to 48
All equipment into Speed.
Train catching/carrying/vision/jumping, etc
Speed to 61
Agility to 61
Than start putting sp's into catching and vision
train jumping up a little
This should take you a while, but since you haven't neglected speed/agility/carrying/vision if it doesn't pan out as a recieving back or your bored with it, he can still be productive as a dual purpose back.

Hope this helps. I could talk all day on backs. But this is a good starting spot for you.

Josh

thanks

cap catching i think it's enough

Originally posted by MustangLife


Speed to 48
Agility to 48
All equipment into Speed.
Train catching/carrying/vision/jumping, etc
Speed to 61
Agility to 61
Than start putting sp's into catching and vision
train jumping up a little
This should take you a while, but since you haven't neglected speed/agility/carrying/vision if it doesn't pan out as a recieving back or your bored with it, he can still be productive as a dual purpose back.



This is a pretty terribly mediocre build plan. Not enough speed/agility and going cap/cap 2nd/2nd is usually worse than going cap/2nd cap/2nd. Also, well built HBs don't really need more than trained catching for quite a while so adding SPs this early seems awful.

This back wouldn't be awful, but he certainly wouldn't be great either.

I'd build him like a normal elusive back but lay off the top end speed/agility while soft capping catching around level 30-40 and then try to pick AEQ and SAs that help with YAC etc.

Catching isn't terribly important. I have a receiving back and he drops balls rarely, and I only soft capped catching around level 58 or so.

My back has good, not great speed. 100-110.
Good, not great, agility. 75-80. If I did it again I might have more, since Creative route running is pretty important.

Strength and Carrying around 60 natural. Breaking tackles is pretty important for a receiving back, because you'll be getting screens or outlet passes that you need to break out for gains. Also, you break one tackle and you have a great chance of going to the house.

For SAs: First Step is very important, as are Quick Cut and Juke. Juke helps you get open early.

For VAs, Bruiser or Slippery depending on what you prefer for style; both have their benefits. YAC Attack is important as well.

Originally posted by PaulM
Catching isn't terribly important. I have a receiving back and he drops balls rarely, and I only soft capped catching around level 58 or so.

My back has good, not great speed. 100-110.
Good, not great, agility. 75-80. If I did it again I might have more, since Creative route running is pretty important.

Strength and Carrying around 60 natural. Breaking tackles is pretty important for a receiving back, because you'll be getting screens or outlet passes that you need to break out for gains. Also, you break one tackle and you have a great chance of going to the house.

For SAs: First Step is very important, as are Quick Cut and Juke. Juke helps you get open early.

For VAs, Bruiser or Slippery depending on what you prefer for style; both have their benefits. YAC Attack is important as well.

Great build advice, only thing I'd do differently would be to get the Scat Back VA first.

Originally posted by PaulM
Catching isn't terribly important. I have a receiving back and he drops balls rarely, and I only soft capped catching around level 58 or so.

Strength and Carrying around 60 natural.

For SAs: First Step is very important, as are Quick Cut and Juke. Juke helps you get open early.

For VAs, Bruiser or Slippery depending on what you prefer for style; both have their benefits. YAC Attack is important as well.

Best advice I've seen given on here in a long time actually.

The most important part is the strength/carry to 60 even if you're going toward an elusive focus.
I'd also make sure that vision and jumping are at some point trained up and single capped.
And VAs I'd go Bruiser or Slipper, respectively, then Scat Back, then YAC Attack.

60 strength won't break many tackles so either take it 70+ or go all out in speed & agility.

First Step is not important for any HB regardless of what type of HB he or she is.

Originally posted by Viscount
60 strength won't break many tackles so either take it 70+ or go all out in speed & agility.

First Step is not important for any HB regardless of what type of HB he or she is.

The 60 strength is for many other things, not just breaking tackles.